When a mission critical event takes place, system administrators no longer need to waste time logging in and out of different systems to get messages out — they can reach all devices with just a few clicks or the push of a button.

SAML 2.0 support enables a single sign-on (SSO) experience, allowing users to use one set of credentials (password, two-factor authentication, etc.) to log into multiple tools, such as dcTrack, ServiceNow, PagerDuty, Puppet, and Splunk.

Although every organization has different needs, it’s clear that traditional management and security solutions cannot keep up with the pace of new cloud services and offerings.

Virtual Power Systems (VPS) appointed power and data center leader Dave Johnson to its board of directors.

Software-defined data centers previously focused only on virtual servers, storage, and networks, but the fourth pillar — power — has been introduced.

Version 7.1 of the Power IQ Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software allows users to set and monitor thresholds for single- and three-phase power of infrastructure equipment, such as rack PDU inlets, rack PDU outlet breakers, remote power panels, floor PDUs, and UPSs.

By all accounts, data center automation must continue to mature over the next decade to match other advances.

Software-defined networking (SDN) has been around long enough that it faces a paradox: Everyone thinks they know what SDN is, but many don’t actually realize how far SDN has evolved from its origins and how varied SDN solutions have become.

Did you move to the cloud in order to free up creativity and allow product teams to spin up architecture quickly and easily only to find yourself in a position where you have no idea who built anything? Well, you’re not alone, and, the good news is, help is at hand.